Always-visible progress band above the prompt: follows the todo list automatically, lets Claude report progress with a tool, and shows a live 'working' timer…

Small, independent mods for Claude Code: a live progress bar, a usage dashboard, a context-window meter, a safety guard, a git status band, and your own notes and todos.
Each mod is a plugin of function hooks. Install only the ones you want; none depends on another.
| Mod | Command | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| task-progress | /progress | A progress band above the prompt that follows the todo list, with a working timer and your usage. |
| usage-dashboard | /usage-dashboard | A pane with 5h and weekly limits, models, tasks, time left and a 7-day chart. |
| context-meter | /ctxmeter | Context-window percentage in the status line, with warnings at 70% and 90%. |
| safety-guard | /safeguard | Blocks destructive commands and writes to secret or key files before they run. |
| git-band | /gitband | Branch, ahead/behind and change counts on one line above the prompt. |
| notes-todos | /mytodo, /mynote | Your own todo list and notes that persist across sessions. |
Run these in a terminal Claude Code session. The desktop app's Code tab does not run /plugin install.
/plugin install task-progress --marketplace wablevaibhav/claude-mods
Answer y to add the marketplace the first time, then pick a scope. Repeat with any other mod name from the table:
/plugin install usage-dashboard --marketplace wablevaibhav/claude-mods
/plugin install context-meter --marketplace wablevaibhav/claude-mods
/plugin install safety-guard --marketplace wablevaibhav/claude-mods
/plugin install git-band --marketplace wablevaibhav/claude-mods
/plugin install notes-todos --marketplace wablevaibhav/claude-mods
Clone the repo and point Claude Code at the mod folders:
git clone https://github.com/wablevaibhav/claude-mods.git
cd claude-mods
claude --plugin-dir ./task-progress --plugin-dir ./usage-dashboard
Add one --plugin-dir per mod.
task-progressis a real screenshot. The other previews are illustrative text with sample numbers; real colours (green / amber / red, orange accents) follow your terminal theme.
task-progress: the band above the prompt

usage-dashboard: the /usage-dashboard pane
Claude usage updated 12s ago
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ 5-hour session resets in 2h 10m │
│ ██████████████▌░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 35% │
│ burning 0.40%/min · full in ~2h 5m │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Weekly resets in 4d 3h │
│ █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 12% │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
● Limit risk green session cost ~$1.42
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Models active: opus-5-5 (3m ago) │
│ ★ opus-5-5 ████████░░ 78% 1.2M 34 msgs ~$0.91 │
│ sonnet-5-5 ██░░░░░░░░ 22% 340k 12 msgs ~$0.18 │
│ tokens: in / out / cache = 80k / 190k / 1.3M │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Tasks ▸ 1 in progress ○ 3 pending ✓ 2 today │
│ ▸ Wire the charts 1m 20s │
│ ○ Add the tasks board │
│ ○ Polish and test │
│ Time left 25m (best case 14m) · confidence medium, 4 finished │
│ Should finish within the current 5h window. │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Last 7 days │
│ Wed 07 ██████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 420k │
│ Thu 08 ███████████████████████████████░░░░░░░░░ 740k │
│ Fri 09 ██████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 240k │
│ Sat 10 ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0 │
│ Sun 11 ██████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 530k │
│ Mon 12 ████████████████████████████████████████ 1.0M │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
context-meter and git-band each add one line above the prompt:
▲ Context 78% ███████████████████░░░░░ 156k / 200k Getting full: consider /compact soon. [Hide]
⎇ feature/login ↑2 ↓1 ● 3 staged ✎ 2 changed ? 2 untracked
A progress band above the prompt, visible while you type.
progress tool. Claude can report title, total, done, note, items and finished explicitly (the tool is mcp__task-progress__progress), for work that doesn't use a todo list.⠹ Working 12s) whenever a turn is running and no job is shown.Collapse / Expand hides the step list, Hide or /progress hides the band. A finished job clears when you send your next prompt.Open it with /usage-dashboard. (/usage is Claude Code's own built-in panel; this mod uses a different name so the two don't collide.)
5h 34% · wk 12% · opus-5-5 after your first reply.ctx 43%, the share of the context window in use./ctxmeter hides or shows the band.Stops a call before it runs and tells Claude why, so it asks you first.
| Blocks | Examples | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recursive deletes of root, home or wildcards | rm -rf /, rm -r ~, rm -rf *, rm -rf /etc | ||
| Force pushes without a lease | git push --force, git push -f (--force-with-lease is allowed) | ||
| Piping a download into a shell | `curl … \ | sh, wget … \ | sudo bash` |
| Disk and filesystem damage | dd … of=/dev/sda, mkfs.*, > /dev/sda, fork bombs, chmod -R 777 | ||
| Writing secrets | .env, .env.production (not .env.example), *.pem, *.key, id_rsa, service-account JSON, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, .git/ internals | ||
| Reading private keys | id_rsa, *.pem, *.key, .ssh/, .aws/credentials |
/safeguard shows status and how many calls it blocked. /safeguard pause and /safeguard resume turn it off and on for the session. If the guard itself errors, it blocks the call rather than letting it through.
detached HEAD), ↑ahead ↓behind against the upstream, staged, changed and untracked counts, conflicts, or ✓ clean./gitband hides or shows it.Your own lists, separate from Claude's todo list, stored locally and kept across sessions. The open-todo count shows in the status line.
/mytodo add Renew the domain add a todo (a bare /mytodo <text> also adds)
/mytodo list todos
/mytodo done 2 /mytodo undo 2 /mytodo rm 2 /mytodo clear
/mynote Wifi password is on the fridge save a note
/mynote list notes
/mynote find wifi /mynote rm 3
five_hour, seven_day). Accounts without those windows (some API-key setups) show "No reading yet".TodoWrite list. If your session uses another task tool, task-progress can still be driven through its progress tool./usage, /context and /todos.git-band runs git status.| Problem | What to try |
|---|---|
/usage shows "Session limit / Breakdown" | That is Claude Code's built-in panel. Use /usage-dashboard. |
| A mod's command isn't found | The mod isn't loaded. Install it, or start Claude with --plugin-dir ./<mod>. |
| Gauges say "No reading yet" | Send one message; the reading arrives with the first reply. |
| Band shows the old layout after an update | Close the pane and reopen it, or restart Claude. |
| A command was blocked unexpectedly | Run /safeguard to see why, /safeguard pause if you really want it. |
/plugin install isn't available | Use a terminal Claude Code session, not the desktop app's Code tab. |
claude plugin validate . # the marketplace
claude plugin validate ./<mod> # one mod
claude plugin test ./<mod> # its tests
Each mod is a folder with .claude-plugin/plugin.json, hooks/hooks.json, a hooks module, pure logic with *.test.ts files, and (where it keeps state) a types/index.d.ts contract. The marketplace file is .claude-plugin/marketplace.json.
Releases are git tags: v0.2.0 added context-meter, safety-guard, git-band and notes-todos.
MIT, see LICENSE.
hooks/register.tsx 256 lines1import { atom, read, update } from 'claude-code'
2import type { EngineInterface, Register } from 'claude-code'
3
4import type { Flow, Limit, Working } from '../types'
5import {
6 applyReport,
7 applyTodos,
8 barWidth,
9 elapsed,
10 etaLeft,
11 percent,
12 shortModel,
13 smoothBar,
14 spinner,
15 usageParts,
16 windowItems,
17} from './progress'
18import type { Report } from './progress'
19
20const TOOL = 'mcp__task-progress__progress'
21
22const flow = atom({ plugin: 'task-progress', key: 'flow' } as const, null as Flow | null)
23const working = atom({ plugin: 'task-progress', key: 'working' } as const, null as Working | null)
24const nowAtom = atom({ plugin: 'task-progress', key: 'now' } as const, 0)
25const isHidden = atom({ plugin: 'task-progress', key: 'isHidden' } as const, false)
26const isCompact = atom({ plugin: 'task-progress', key: 'isCompact' } as const, false)
27const limits = atom({ plugin: 'task-progress', key: 'limits' } as const, [] as Limit[])
28const model = atom({ plugin: 'task-progress', key: 'model' } as const, null as string | null)
29
30/** The 5h and weekly windows the last reply reported; the same source the usage dashboard reads. */
31async function refreshLimits($: EngineInterface) {
32 const usage = await $.session.usage()
33 const list: Limit[] = usage.rateLimits.map(l => ({
34 kind: l.kind,
35 percentUsed: l.percentUsed,
36 resetsAt: l.resetsAt ?? null,
37 }))
38 await update($, limits, () => list)
39}
40
41export const register: Register = on => {
42 let isWorking = false
43
44 on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
45 await $.tool.register({
46 name: 'progress',
47 description:
48 'Report progress of the current job to the progress bar above the prompt. ' +
49 'Call it once after planning (title, total) and again as steps finish (done, note). ' +
50 'Optional when a todo list is in use: the bar follows the todo list by itself. ' +
51 'Pass finished: true at the end. Fields left out keep their value.',
52 inputSchema: {
53 type: 'object',
54 properties: {
55 title: { type: 'string', description: 'Short name of the job, a few words.' },
56 total: { type: 'integer', minimum: 0, description: 'Number of steps planned.' },
57 done: { type: 'integer', minimum: 0, description: 'Steps finished so far.' },
58 note: { type: 'string', description: 'The step in progress, a few words.' },
59 finished: { type: 'boolean', description: 'True once the job is complete.' },
60 items: {
61 type: 'array',
62 description: 'Optional step list; total and done follow it.',
63 items: {
64 type: 'object',
65 properties: {
66 title: { type: 'string' },
67 status: { type: 'string', enum: ['pending', 'in_progress', 'completed'] },
68 },
69 required: ['title'],
70 },
71 },
72 },
73 },
74 })
75 await $.command.register({
76 name: 'progress',
77 description: 'Show or hide the progress band above the prompt',
78 })
79
80 await refreshLimits($).catch(() => undefined)
81
82 // Redraws the spinner and timer, only while a turn runs.
83 $.clock.every(250, () => {
84 if (!isWorking) return
85 void $.clock.now().then(t => update($, nowAtom, () => t))
86 })
87 // Keeps the usage figures fresh between replies.
88 $.clock.every(30_000, () => {
89 void refreshLimits($).catch(() => undefined)
90 })
91
92 return next(e)
93 })
94
95 on('command.run', { command: 'progress' }, async $ => {
96 const hidden = await update($, isHidden, h => !h)
97 return { text: hidden ? 'Progress band hidden.' : 'Progress band shown.' }
98 }).catch(() => ({ text: 'Progress band could not toggle.' }))
99
100 on('prompt.submit', async ($, e, next) => {
101 const t = await $.clock.now()
102 isWorking = true
103 await update($, working, () => ({ since: t }))
104 await update($, nowAtom, () => t)
105 // A finished job is done being shown once the next prompt starts.
106 await update($, flow, f => (f && f.isFinished ? null : f))
107
108 return next(e)
109 }).catch(($, e, next) => next(e))
110
111 on('turn.complete', async ($, e, next) => {
112 if (e.agentId === undefined) {
113 isWorking = false
114 await update($, working, () => null)
115 }
116 if (e.usage !== undefined) {
117 const used = e.usage.model
118 await update($, model, () => used)
119 }
120 await refreshLimits($).catch(() => undefined)
121
122 return next(e)
123 }).catch(($, e, next) => next(e))
124
125 on('tool.call', { tool: TOOL }, async ($, e) => {
126 const input = e as unknown as Report
127 const t = await $.clock.now()
128 const next = await update($, flow, prev => applyReport(prev, input, t))
129
130 return { result: `ok: ${next ? `${next.title} ${next.done}/${next.total}` : 'cleared'}` }
131 }).catch(() => ({ result: 'progress report failed' }))
132
133 on('tool.call', { tool: 'TodoWrite' }, async ($, e, next) => {
134 const t = await $.clock.now()
135 await update($, flow, prev => applyTodos(prev, e.todos, t))
136
137 return next(e)
138 }).catch(($, e, next) => next(e))
139
140 on('ui.render', { component: 'AbovePrompt' }, async ($, e, next) => {
141 if (e.props.hasSurvey || (await read($, isHidden))) return next(e)
142
143 const job = await read($, flow)
144 const busy = await read($, working)
145 const now = await read($, nowAtom)
146 if (job === null && busy === null) return next(e)
147
148 const { Box, Button, Text } = $.ui.resolve(e)
149 const compact = await read($, isCompact)
150 const usage = usageParts(await read($, limits), now)
151 const active = await read($, model)
152 const secs = busy ? elapsed(now - busy.since) : null
153 const hide = <Button key="hide" label="Hide" onPress={() => update($, isHidden, () => true)} />
154
155 if (job === null) {
156 return (
157 <Box paddingX={1} gap={1}>
158 <Text color="claude">{spinner(now)}</Text>
159 <Text dimColor>Working {secs}</Text>
160 {usage.map(u => (
161 <Text key={u.label} color={u.color}>
162 {u.label} {u.pct}%
163 </Text>
164 ))}
165 {hide}
166 </Box>
167 )
168 }
169
170 const sizeKnown = job.total > 0
171 const finished = job.isFinished && sizeKnown
172 const pct = percent(job)
173 const accent = finished ? 'success' : 'claude'
174 const left = etaLeft(job, now)
175 const track = smoothBar(pct, barWidth(e.viewport?.columns))
176 const view = windowItems(job.items, 5)
177 const icon = finished ? '✓' : spinner(now)
178 const showSteps = !compact && job.items.length > 0
179 const toggle = job.items.length > 0 && (
180 <Button
181 key="compact"
182 label={compact ? 'Expand' : 'Collapse'}
183 onPress={() => update($, isCompact, c => !c)}
184 />
185 )
186
187 return (
188 <Box flexDirection="column" borderStyle="round" borderColor={accent} paddingX={1}>
189 <Box justifyContent="space-between" gap={2}>
190 <Text bold color={accent} wrap="truncate-end">
191 {icon} {job.title}
192 </Text>
193 <Text dimColor wrap="truncate-end">
194 {sizeKnown ? `${job.done}/${job.total} · ${pct}%` : 'no step count yet'}
195 {left !== null ? ` · ~${elapsed(left)} left` : ''}
196 {secs !== null ? ` · ${secs}` : ''}
197 </Text>
198 </Box>
199 {sizeKnown && (
200 <Text>
201 <Text color={accent}>{track.filled}</Text>
202 <Text dimColor>{track.empty}</Text>
203 </Text>
204 )}
205 {compact && job.note !== null && !finished && (
206 <Text dimColor wrap="truncate-end">
207 ▸ {job.note}
208 </Text>
209 )}
210 {showSteps && view.before > 0 && <Text dimColor> ↑ {view.before} earlier</Text>}
211 {showSteps &&
212 view.rows.map(({ item, index }) => (
213 <Text
214 key={`${index}-${item.title}`}
215 dimColor={item.status !== 'in_progress'}
216 wrap="truncate-end"
217 >
218 <Text
219 color={
220 item.status === 'completed' ? 'success' : item.status === 'in_progress' ? 'claude' : undefined
221 }
222 >
223 {item.status === 'completed' ? '✓' : item.status === 'in_progress' ? '▸' : '○'}
224 </Text>{' '}
225 <Text bold={item.status === 'in_progress'}>{item.title}</Text>
226 </Text>
227 ))}
228 {showSteps && view.after > 0 && <Text dimColor> ↓ {view.after} more</Text>}
229 {job.items.length === 0 && job.note !== null && !finished && (
230 <Text dimColor wrap="truncate-end">
231 ▸ {job.note}
232 </Text>
233 )}
234 <Box justifyContent="space-between" gap={2}>
235 <Text wrap="truncate-end">
236 {usage.length === 0 && active === null && <Text dimColor>usage: n/a</Text>}
237 {usage.map(u => (
238 <Text key={u.label}>
239 <Text dimColor>{u.label} </Text>
240 <Text color={u.color}>{u.pct}%</Text>
241 {u.reset !== null && <Text dimColor> ({u.reset})</Text>}
242 <Text dimColor> · </Text>
243 </Text>
244 ))}
245 {active !== null && <Text dimColor>{shortModel(active)}</Text>}
246 </Text>
247 <Box gap={1}>
248 {toggle}
249 {hide}
250 </Box>
251 </Box>
252 </Box>
253 )
254 })
255}
256hooks/progress.ts 146 lines1import type { Flow, Item, ItemStatus, Limit } from '../types'
2
3export type Report = {
4 title?: string
5 total?: number
6 done?: number
7 note?: string
8 items?: ReadonlyArray<{ title: string; status?: ItemStatus }>
9 finished?: boolean
10}
11
12export type Todo = { content: string; activeForm: string; status: ItemStatus }
13
14const int = (n: number | undefined): number | undefined =>
15 n === undefined || !Number.isFinite(n) ? undefined : Math.max(0, Math.round(n))
16
17const count = (items: readonly Item[]) => items.filter(i => i.status === 'completed').length
18
19export const blank = (now: number): Flow => ({
20 title: 'Working',
21 total: 0,
22 done: 0,
23 note: null,
24 items: [],
25 isFinished: false,
26 startedAt: now,
27 updatedAt: now,
28})
29
30/** Merges one explicit report (the progress tool) into the flow; fields left out keep their value. */
31export const applyReport = (prev: Flow | null, input: Report, now: number): Flow => {
32 const base = prev && !prev.isFinished ? prev : blank(now)
33 const items: Item[] =
34 input.items?.map(i => ({ title: i.title, status: i.status ?? 'pending' })) ?? base.items
35 const fromItems = input.items !== undefined
36 const total = int(input.total) ?? (fromItems ? items.length : base.total)
37 const done = int(input.done) ?? (fromItems ? count(items) : base.done)
38
39 return {
40 ...base,
41 title: input.title?.trim() || base.title,
42 total,
43 done: total > 0 ? Math.min(total, done) : done,
44 note: input.note === undefined ? base.note : input.note.trim() || null,
45 items,
46 isFinished: input.finished === true,
47 updatedAt: now,
48 }
49}
50
51/** The todo list is the plan: counts and the current step follow it with no cooperation needed. */
52export const applyTodos = (prev: Flow | null, todos: readonly Todo[], now: number): Flow | null => {
53 if (todos.length === 0) return null
54 const base = prev && !prev.isFinished ? prev : blank(now)
55 const items: Item[] = todos.map(t => ({ title: t.content, status: t.status }))
56 const current = todos.find(t => t.status === 'in_progress')
57 const done = count(items)
58
59 return {
60 ...base,
61 total: items.length,
62 done,
63 items,
64 note: current ? current.activeForm : null,
65 isFinished: done === items.length,
66 updatedAt: now,
67 }
68}
69
70export const percent = (flow: Pick<Flow, 'total' | 'done'>): number =>
71 flow.total <= 0 ? 0 : Math.round((Math.min(flow.done, flow.total) / flow.total) * 100)
72
73export const bar = (pct: number, width = 16): string => {
74 const filled = Math.max(0, Math.min(width, Math.round((pct / 100) * width)))
75 return '█'.repeat(filled) + '░'.repeat(width - filled)
76}
77
78export const elapsed = (ms: number): string => {
79 const s = Math.max(0, Math.floor(ms / 1000))
80 if (s < 60) return `${s}s`
81 const m = Math.floor(s / 60)
82 return m < 60 ? `${m}m ${s % 60}s` : `${Math.floor(m / 60)}h ${m % 60}m`
83}
84
85const EIGHTHS = ['', '▏', '▎', '▍', '▌', '▋', '▊', '▉']
86
87/** A bar with 1/8-cell resolution, split into the filled and the empty part for two colours. */
88export const smoothBar = (pct: number, width = 36): { filled: string; empty: string } => {
89 const clamped = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, pct))
90 const eighths = Math.round((clamped / 100) * width * 8)
91 const full = Math.floor(eighths / 8)
92 const part = EIGHTHS[eighths % 8]
93 const used = full + (part === '' ? 0 : 1)
94 return { filled: '█'.repeat(full) + part, empty: '░'.repeat(Math.max(0, width - used)) }
95}
96
97const FRAMES = ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏']
98
99export const spinner = (now: number): string => FRAMES[Math.floor(now / 120) % FRAMES.length]
100
101/** Rough time left from the average time per finished step; null until a step has finished. */
102export const etaLeft = (flow: Pick<Flow, 'total' | 'done' | 'startedAt' | 'isFinished'>, now: number): number | null => {
103 if (flow.isFinished || flow.done <= 0 || flow.total <= flow.done) return null
104 const per = (now - flow.startedAt) / flow.done
105 return Math.max(0, per * (flow.total - flow.done))
106}
107
108/** At most `max` steps, windowed around the current one, with counts of what is cut off. */
109export const windowItems = (
110 items: readonly Item[],
111 max: number,
112): { rows: Array<{ item: Item; index: number }>; before: number; after: number } => {
113 if (items.length <= max) {
114 return { rows: items.map((item, index) => ({ item, index })), before: 0, after: 0 }
115 }
116 let current = items.findIndex(i => i.status === 'in_progress')
117 if (current < 0) current = items.findIndex(i => i.status === 'pending')
118 if (current < 0) current = items.length - 1
119 const start = Math.max(0, Math.min(items.length - max, current - 1))
120 const rows = items.slice(start, start + max).map((item, i) => ({ item, index: start + i }))
121 return { rows, before: start, after: items.length - start - max }
122}
123
124export const gaugeColor = (pct: number): 'success' | 'warning' | 'error' =>
125 pct > 85 ? 'error' : pct >= 60 ? 'warning' : 'success'
126
127export type UsagePart = { label: string; pct: number; color: 'success' | 'warning' | 'error'; reset: string | null }
128
129const LABELS: Record<string, string> = { five_hour: '5h', seven_day: 'wk' }
130
131/** The 5h and weekly windows, in that order, with a colour and time to reset. Other kinds are left out. */
132export const usageParts = (limits: readonly Limit[], now: number): UsagePart[] =>
133 ['five_hour', 'seven_day'].flatMap(kind => {
134 const l = limits.find(x => x.kind === kind)
135 if (!l) return []
136 const pct = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Math.round(l.percentUsed)))
137 const at = l.resetsAt ? Date.parse(l.resetsAt) : NaN
138 return [{ label: LABELS[kind], pct, color: gaugeColor(pct), reset: Number.isNaN(at) ? null : elapsed(at - now) }]
139 })
140
141export const shortModel = (model: string): string => model.replace(/^claude-/, '')
142
143/** Bar width that fits the terminal: leaves room for the border and padding, within 12..60. */
144export const barWidth = (columns: number | undefined): number =>
145 Math.max(12, Math.min(60, (columns ?? 80) - 6))
146types/index.d.ts 33 lines1export type ItemStatus = 'pending' | 'in_progress' | 'completed'
2
3export type Item = { title: string; status: ItemStatus }
4
5export type Flow = {
6 title: string
7 total: number
8 done: number
9 note: string | null
10 items: Item[]
11 isFinished: boolean
12 startedAt: number
13 updatedAt: number
14}
15
16export type Working = { since: number }
17
18export type Limit = { kind: string; percentUsed: number; resetsAt: string | null }
19
20declare module 'claude-code' {
21 interface PluginState {
22 'task-progress': {
23 flow: Flow | null
24 working: Working | null
25 now: number
26 isHidden: boolean
27 isCompact: boolean
28 limits: Limit[]
29 model: string | null
30 }
31 }
32}
33